Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Kögel Filter GmbH Contecma-Filtration

Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Kögel Filter GmbH Contecma-Filtration maintains a company patent portfolio in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. The data shows 2 pending office actions for this portfolio. These actions are distributed among 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units. This distribution indicates that the company's mechanical and medical innovations are currently being reviewed across different specialized sections of the patent office.

The busiest examiner for this portfolio is NIESZ, JASON KAROL, who is handling 1 busiest examiner pending office action. Since there are 2 pending office actions in total, this examiner is responsible for 1 of the active workload items. The presence of 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units for only 2 actions suggests that the subject matter of the applications is diverse enough to fall under different classification regimes. Practitioners must therefore prepare for two separate prosecution tracks, each with its own examiner and art unit standards. This requires a versatile approach to addressing the specific requirements of the medical and mechanical engineering sectors while ensuring that each application is tailored to its respective examiner.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

2
Total Pending OAs
2
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Case Difficulty Mix

Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.

2
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (100%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
2
Mechanical / Eng
100% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.

20 h
Manual time on pending OAs
4 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
7 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
NIESZ, JASON KAROL 1 77.6% +24.9%
JANGBAHADUR, ANEISA SAVEENI 1 — —

Hard Cases (2)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19218767 CONTAINERS, TRANSFER RECEPTACLES, SYSTEM THEREFROM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING A SUBSTANCE BETWEEN BOTH NIESZ, JASON KAROL —
18769658 FREEZE-DRYING TRAY JANGBAHADUR, ANEISA SAVEENI —

Interview Candidates (1)

Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19218767 CONTAINERS, TRANSFER RECEPTACLES, SYSTEM THEREFROM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING A SUBSTANCE BETWEEN BOTH NIESZ, JASON KAROL —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3753 1
3762 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19218767 CONTAINERS, TRANSFER RECEPTACLES, SYSTEM THEREFROM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING A SUBSTANCE BETWEEN BOTH NIESZ, JASON KAROL 3753 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 27, 2025
18769658 FREEZE-DRYING TRAY JANGBAHADUR, ANEISA SAVEENI 3762 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 11, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Kögel Filter GmbH Contecma-Filtration have?

Kögel Filter GmbH Contecma-Filtration has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Kögel Filter GmbH Contecma-Filtration applications?

Jason Karol Niesz has the most, with 1 of Kögel Filter GmbH Contecma-Filtration's pending office actions.

What technology area are Kögel Filter GmbH Contecma-Filtration's patent applications in?

Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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